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Has a viral contribution to Alzheimer’s disease been in front of our noses this whole time?

2023-09-20T14:19:00+01:00By Andrew Bubak

The concept that a viral infection may induce pathology in regions far from its active location is gaining traction. Could this phenomenon also be at play in Alzheimer’s disease?

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Madonna, Mass Consumption and Microbes

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Back in 1984, Madonna already knew we were ‘living in a material world’, and since then, things have only got worse.

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